Secure Development Manager GM - Cybersecurity Leadership
Overview
Lead the Secure Development & Application Security function at General Motors to embed security controls into engineering workflows. This role drives scalable security practices across modern software environments while improving risk reduction and engineering collaboration. The manager will shape operational performance and foster cross-functional partnerships.
What You'll Do11
- 1Lead the Secure Development & Application Security function including team direction and workforce planning
- 2Define and drive roadmap for security controls covering static testing dynamic testing API security AI security and runtime resilience
- 3Own functional performance through metrics using data to prioritize investments and reduce risk at scale
- 4Partner with engineering and platform teams to integrate security controls into development pipelines
- 5Guide leaders through technical decisions removing roadblocks and ensuring consistent execution
- 6Develop talent and strengthen succession pipelines while influencing organizational change
- 7Collaborate with product and platform teams to align policy tooling detection remediation and governance
- 8Drive adoption of developer-friendly security practices like automation and policy as code
- 9Establish cross-functional relationships across software development lifecycle stages
- 10Manage operational goals and KPIs to guide prioritization and continuous improvement
- 11Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and secure-by-design principles throughout the software lifecycle
Requirements11
- 1Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity or related field
- 25+ years of experience in cybersecurity application security software engineering security or secure software development
- 33+ years leading people including hiring coaching and performance management
- 43+ years leading or scaling security domains such as static testing dynamic testing API security threat modeling or runtime protection
- 5Proven experience embedding security controls into CI/CD pipelines and release processes
- 6Experience owning operational metrics and driving improvement initiatives
- 7Master’s degree preferred in relevant field
- 88+ years enterprise-scale cybersecurity software security leadership
- 9Familiarity with developer-friendly practices like security automation and self-service enablement
- 10Knowledge of regulated environments third-party risk and secure-by-design approaches
- 11Certifications such as CISSP CSSLP GIAC or cloud security credentials
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